Drivers/Switzerland
Jo Siffert
- 1962–1971
- SIF
- Born 7 July 1936 in Freiburg
- Died 24 October 1971
- Joseph Siffert
- Starts96100 entries
- Wins22% of starts
- Podiums66% of starts
- Pole positions22× started from P1
- Fastest laps4
- Grand Slams1pole, win, fastest lap, every lap led
- Titles0best finish P5
Career numbers
- Avg grid position11
- Avg finish7.3
- Retirement rate46%
- Pole-to-win conversion50%
- Positions gained+170
- Points scored68
- Longest winning streak1
- Longest podium streak2
- Longest points-scoring streak3
- TeamsLotus (1962–1964, 1968–1969) · Brabham (1964–1966) · Cooper (1966–1968) · March (1970) · BRM (1971)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
100 entries, 96 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryMonaco Grand Prix 1962DNQ · Lotus
- First startBelgian Grand Prix 1962P10 · Lotus
- First winBritish Grand Prix 1968P1 · Lotus
- Last winAustrian Grand Prix 1971P1 · BRM
- Last startUnited States Grand Prix 1971P2 · BRM
All 100 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Bonnier | 1964–1969 | 3:4 | 18:15 | −0.23% | 20 : 5 | Compare |
| Jochen Rindt | 1964–1969 | 0:4 | 3:24 | +1.96% | 20 : 48 | Compare |
| Graham Hill | 1968–1969 | 2:7 | 6:15 | +0.45% | 27 : 61 | Compare |
| Dan Gurney | 1964–1965 | 4:4 | 0:18 | +2.40% | 11 : 44 | Compare |
| Jack Brabham | 1962–1966 | 3:4 | 4:15 | +1.77% | 11 : 21 | Compare |
| Jim Clark | 1962–1964 | 0:7 | 0:13 | +4.34% | 1 : 79 | Compare |
| Pedro Rodríguez | 1963–1971 | 2:2 | 5:10 | +0.92% | 7 : 24 | Compare |
| Bob Anderson | 1964–1966 | 3:2 | 5:7 | −0.31% | 5 : 5 | Compare |
| Chris Amon | 1963–1970 | 0:3 | 4:10 | +1.13% | 0 : 23 | Compare |
| Howden Ganley | 1971 | 3:2 | 9:0 | −1.47% | 19 : 5 | Compare |
| Trevor Taylor | 1962–1963 | 2:1 | 3:8 | +1.65% | 1 : 1 | Compare |
| Jim Hall | 1963 | 2:2 | 7:2 | −1.54% | 1 : 3 | Compare |
| Frank Gardner | 1964–1965 | 1:2 | 7:1 | −0.37% | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1970 | 1:1 | 4:5 | +0.04% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jackie Stewart | 1970 | 0:1 | 1:8 | +2.34% | 0 : 16 | Compare |
| François Cevert | 1970 | 0:1 | 2:7 | +1.19% | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Jackie Oliver | 1968 | 0:2 | 6:2 | −1.32% | 10 : 6 | Compare |
| Denny Hulme | 1965–1966 | 1:2 | 2:5 | +1.59% | 2 : 5 | Compare |
| Mario Andretti | 1968–1970 | 0:0 | 4:4 | −0.32% | 7 : 0 | Compare |
| Peter Gethin | 1971 | 3:1 | 4:0 | −2.17% | 15 : 9 | Compare |
| Helmut Marko | 1971 | 3:0 | 4:0 | −2.01% | 15 : 0 | Compare |
| Guy Ligier | 1966–1967 | 1:0 | 5:1 | −3.73% | 3 : 0 | Compare |
| John Surtees | 1966 | 0:1 | 0:6 | +2.72% | 3 : 13 | Compare |
| Maurice Trintignant | 1962–1963 | 1:1 | 1:3 | +2.01% | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| John Miles | 1969 | 1:0 | 5:0 | −3.37% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Masten Gregory | 1962–1963 | 0:0 | 2:3 | +1.18% | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Hap Sharp | 1963–1964 | 0:1 | 4:0 | −4.37% | 4 : 0 | Compare |
| Innes Ireland | 1962–1963 | 0:0 | 1:3 | +4.08% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Pete Lovely | 1969 | 0:0 | 3:0 | −5.31% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Mike Hailwood | 1963–1964 | 0:1 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Ian Raby | 1964–1965 | 1:0 | 2:0 | −4.36% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Lucien Bianchi | 1962 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| John Campbell-Jones | 1962 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| George Eaton | 1971 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bernard Collomb | 1963 | 1:0 | 1:0 | −3.78% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Rolf Stommelen | 1969 | 0:1 | 1:0 | – | 2 : 0 | Compare |
| Jacky Ickx | 1967 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 3 : 1 | Compare |
| Moisés Solana | 1966–1968 | 0:0 | 2:0 | – | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Peter Arundell | 1964 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 4 | Compare |
| Richard Attwood | 1969 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 4 : 3 | Compare |
| Paul Hawkins | 1965 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| David Prophet | 1965 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| John Love | 1967–1969 | 0:0 | 0:2 | – | 3 : 6 | Compare |
| John Cannon | 1971 | 1:0 | 1:0 | – | 6 : 0 | Compare |
| Richie Ginther | 1966 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 2 | Compare |
| Bill Brack | 1968 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Phil Hill | 1963 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 1 : 0 | Compare |
| Heinz Schiller | 1962 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Vic Elford | 1971 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Chris Lawrence | 1966 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Silvio Moser | 1967 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Alan Rees | 1967 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Mike Spence | 1963 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Giancarlo Baghetti | 1965 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Basil van Rooyen | 1968 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Brian Redman | 1968 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1968 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 1970 | 0:0 | 1:0 | −1.47% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Rodger Ward | 1963 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Jo Siffert came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brands Hatch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Red Bull Ring | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Zandvoort | 9 | 1 | 8.5 | |
| Monza | 9 | 8 | ||
| Watkins Glen | 9 | 2 | 5.4 | |
| Spa-Francorchamps | 8 | 7.8 | ||
| Nürburgring | 8 | 9 | ||
| Hermanos Rodríguez | 8 | 7.8 | ||
| Silverstone | 5 | 8.7 | ||
| Kyalami | 5 | 7 | ||
| Rouen-Les-Essarts | 3 | 11 | ||
| Charade | 3 | 7.5 | ||
| Reims-Gueux | 2 | 6 | ||
| Mont-Tremblant | 2 | – | ||
| Montjuïc | 2 | – | ||
| Mosport | 2 | 9 |